Toggle-bolt.



J. KENNEDY.

TOGGLE BOLT.

' AYPLIOATIOH Hum nu 13,19oa.

978,380. Patented Dec. 13,1910.

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. TOGGLE-IBOILT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

Application filed May 13, 1908. Serial No. 432,586.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Toggle-Bolts,of which the ollowing is a specification accom anied by drawings.

combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts having the generalmode of operation substantially as hereinafter fully described andclaimed in this specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in

- which Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section, of a toggle boltin the act of being inserted in a wall; Fig. 2 is a similar view afterthe bolt has been inserted; Fi 3 is aside elevation of the anchor bar; i4 is a front elevation of the anchor bar; 5 is a rear elevation of thesame; Fi 6 1? A represents the wall in the/aperture B of which thetoggle bolt is to be inserted. The

bo t D, and the nut E. -In the preferred form of'my invention the anchorbar C is in the form of a piece or strip of metal bent centrally at Finto U-shaped form to form a transverse recess and provided with the"legs or wings G and H extending at each will dro e of the p. The 1e His longer and therefore heavler than t e le G, so that when the togglebolt is inserte throu h the aperture B m thewall A the heavier eg H downand tend to take the osition mdlcate in Fig. 2, so that the anc or barmay drawn'tightly against the wall.

gglebolt'comprises the anchorbar C, the

The central loop or U-shaped portion F of the anchor bar as shown isrovided with the longitudinal slot or recess which preferably extendsthrough one leg and the base of said U-shaped portion. adapted to beinserted through this slot I, and, as shown in the drawings, the nut Emay be located in the recess or U-shaped portion of the anchor bar, orelse the head of the bolt may be-located in this position. The form ofthe anchor bar is such that the bolt may assume a position substantiallyparallel to the anchor bar. When the anchor ar is in position asindicated in Fig. 2, the bent portion extends into the aperture B andfirmly seats the anchor bar in position.

The bolt D is Y I claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patent thefollowing:

1. A toggle bolt comprising an anchor bar consisting of a piece of metalcentrally bent into U-sha ed form to form a transverse recess anprovided with a longitudinal slot in said centrally bentdportion, a

bolt adapted to pass through sai slot, and a nut on said bolt.

2. A toggle bolt comprising an anchor bar wardly extending legs, and acentral retainin loop forming a transverse recess and proconsisting of apiece of metal having out-- side of said central bent portion, one sideand the base of said U-sha ed portion being longitudinally slotted, a hot adapted to pass through said slot and a nut on said bolt.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence.of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH KENNEDY. Witnesses:

I. B. Moons, Eow. A. S'ronz.

